Raz-B
| Raz-B | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | De'Mario Monte Thornton |
| Also known as | Raz-B, Raz-Berry, Raz |
| Born | June 30, 1985 |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, author, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–Present |
| Labels | B2K Records, Kameleon Music Group |
| Associated acts | B2K, Omarion, J-Boog, Lil Fizz, Young Rome, Marques Houston |
De'Mario Monte Thornton (born June 13, 1985), known as Raz-B, is an American, singer and actor. who was a founding member of R&B boy band B2K.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Raz B was a member and creator of the group B2K as a teen. The release of B2K’s album, Pandemonium!, and an accompanying tour & finished the year for him that concluded with the release of the group’s first feature film, You Got Served.
Distributed through his own production company, RazBeatz Entertainment, Raz released his first single, Fire in May 2007. Fire officially debuted on the Billboard charts (the week of 5/12/07) on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts debuting at #2 and also hitting the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts at #2. There was no promotion behind the single as it debuted because Raz B was pushing this album on an independent level.
March 19, 2010 Raz B released his first mixtape entitled Boy 2 King. In 2011, Elayne Rivers, Raz B's longtime publicist announced that he would be going on tour in China. Throughout the tour Raz B has been performed shows in Various Parts of China.
On August 19, 2013, during a performance in Zhejiang province, Raz B tried to stop a fight in the audience and was hit in the face with a glass bottle. Initial reports were that he had fallen into a coma, but subsequent reports were that this was misinformation and labelled as a hoax, and that he would make a full recovery.
As of summer 2013, Raz B signed a record deal by a Dutch label Kameleon Music Group and had gotten back into the studio to work on a full studio album during breaks from his tour.
Beginning of February, Raz B released a new song "From the garden" featuring Fioso and plan to release a new and his last album later in 2015.
*In the beginning of 2008, a song titled Body Up was leaked; Raz-B leads this B2K 2008 song with J-Boog & Lil Fizz. Omarion from B2K did not take part in the groups return.
'Boy 2 King: The Mixtape EP
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